Xbox will be at the gamescom show in Cologne, Germany on August 4 at 10AM EDT for a briefing and will show off games Scalebound, Quantum Break, and Crackdown, which were absent from E3 in June.
Two voice actors from critically-acclaimed survival-horror game The Last of Us recently made contradictory statements concerning the existence of a sequel.
Fellow parents, you have at some time seen our precious children seduced and corrupted by video games. But one heinous market product, in particular, has been rated “E” for Everyone by the ESRB and was ranked one of the top video games for children in 2014. This devilry is none other than Mario Kart, a reckless driving simulator that conflates fun with danger and encourages pollution, violence with explosives, and unconditional drug abuse.
Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario and The Legend of Zelda, spoke out regarding the market failure of Nintendo’s Wii U console, blaming the proliferation of tablets for the console’s failure.
Warner Bros. has stopped selling the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight on Steam due to customer complaints over the broken state of the game.
Apple has pulled all games from its App Store which contain the Confederate flag. When explaining to developers why their content was banned, Apple stated it was “because it includes images of the confederate flag used in offensive and mean-spirited ways.”
Alec Kubas-Meyer wrote an article titled “Gamergate Fail: The Rise of Ass-Kicking Women in Video Games” on Tuesday at The Daily Beast proclaiming that the prominence of games starring women at this year’s Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3), the biggest gaming event of the year, was proof of the gaming industry striking back at the GamerGate movement.
Nintendo’s new tactical role-playing game Fire Emblem Fates, which will be released on Thursday, June 25, 2015 in Japan and 2016 in North America and Europe, is the first Nintendo game to officially allow players to have same-sex marriages with in-game characters.
Rocksteady Games’ Batman: Arkham Knight released Tuesday, June 23, 2015 to a Metacritic score of 91/100 on the PlayStation 4. However, the PC release of the game has been marred by performance issues.
Independent video game developer Tale of Tales is getting out of the gaming business after its latest game failed commercially.
Agency for Games, a consultancy firm headed by games blogger Leigh Alexander, “didn’t help sales one bit,” according to Tale of Tales, an independent video games company that recently announced its closure.
Nintendo’s third-person shooter game Splatoon has been “datamined” to reveal upcoming content. There are two new maps, 33 new weapons, and three new modes.
At E3, Microsoft announced backwards compatibility for a limited but growing number of Xbox 360 games on the Xbox One. Some of these titles, namely Mass Effect, N++, and Perfect Dark Zero have since been tested on Xbox One for visuals and functionality by Eurogamer. General observations included a 1080p graphics quality that resembles the games when played on an Xbox 360 and no screen-tearing but at the expense of lower frame-rates.
Valve’s recently released its Reborn beta for multiplayer online battle arena game Dota 2, which boasts Valve’s new Source 2 game engine, enhancing the game’s performance and graphics
At its E3 press conference, Microsoft announced that backwards compatibility is coming to the Xbox One. The feature is currently in beta mode with 21 titles available for gamers.
The Electronics Entertainment Expo — better known as E3 — is the highlight of the gaming calendar. As the biggest video game companies in the world gather in Los Angeles for a string of exclusive announcements, it’s a time of year when gamers put down their controllers and gaze eagerly at their newsfeeds.
Game developer Eidos Montréal finds itself the target of faux outrage for incorporating an analogy of social oppression into its new game Deus Ex: Mankind Divided via the term “mechanical apartheid.” The victims of this system make up 10% of the population and are people who have had robotic implants.
Square Enix held its E3 press conference on Tuesday, June 16, leading off with a demonstration and announcement of a December 1, 2015 release date for open world action-adventure game Just Cause 3.
Nintendo held its E3 press conference on Tuesday, June 16, unveiling several new games in their long-running franchises.
Ubisoft held its E3 press conference on Monday, June 15, consisting mostly of sequels for their established franchises but with one new IP announcement.
Electronic Arts (EA) held its E3 press conference on Monday, June 15, showcasing mostly sequels to the company’s many established franchises.
Sony held its E3 conference on Monday, June 15, unveiling crowd-favorite titles both new and old.
Microsoft held its E3 conference on Monday, June 15, revealing a multitude of new first- and third-party games and new technology and support for the Xbox One console.
In May, Breitbart reported that adult content would not be blocked from the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality headset, but Oculus has recently announced that pornography will not be allowed on its device.
Video game publisher Bethesda Softworks had its E3 showcase on Sunday, June 14. The studio premiered role-playing game Fallout 4, first-person shooter DOOM, stealth title Dishonored 2, and strategy card game The Elder Scrolls: Legends.
